A wearable mobile device executes a personal safety service client application to detect activation of a periodic safety confirmation mode, wherein the activation is detected from a first user input received by the wearable mobile device, receive, from a personal safety service server, a request for safety confirmation, and detect a safety confirmation event, wherein the safety confirmation event is detected from a second user input received by the wearable mobile device. The personal safety service client application is further to provide an indication of the safety confirmation event to the personal safety service server, wherein the personal safety service server is configured to send a notification message via a push notification displayed on user devices of a predefined group of emergency contacts indicating the occurrence of an emergency if the indication of the safety confirmation event is not received within a first pre-defined time interval and periodically receive additional requests for safety confirmation, wherein each additional request for safety confirmation is received after a second pre-defined time interval has passed.